Perfect HST BOM Block 9: Pinewood Star

Okay, I’m just gonna come right out and say it: I’m not one of those people who looooovves fall. Honestly? I kind of hate the fall. I’m not a cold-weather gal, like at all (which admittedly is odd for somebody who lives in Wisconsin, but there you have it). So when autumn arrives, to me that just means I’m going to be freezing cold all the time for the next seven or eight months. Not really something to look forward to. So I’m just not a fan of autumn rolling in. Now you know. LOL.

But autumn has rolled in—in fact, it’s October already. Which means we need to look at this month’s Perfect HST Block-of-the-Month: Pinewood Star.

Pinewood was the name of a park that was just around the corner from my house growing up. It was a pretty typical under-used 1980s suburban park—there was a small playground, a picnic pavilion, a baseball diamond (which was a convenient spot for my uncle and cousins to set off fireworks on the 4th of July), and a lot of empty grassy space. There was very little landscaping, I don’t recall any events or festivals ever being held there, and in my memory it was nearly always completely devoid of people. In spite of all of that, Pinewood Park was as safe as could be (at the time, at least), and it was ours. It was one of the few places I could go whenever I wanted, since it was in easy walking/biking distance. It was basically a second backyard, and for that, it gets a block named after it! (Sidenote: I just googled it, and apparently it now has a splash pad! I am retroactively jealous.)

Want to join us on the Perfect HST BOM? No, it’s not too late!! We still have plenty of people who are just joining and starting! It’s a beginner-friendly block-of-the-month program that uses my best-selling Perfect HST templates, so that you won’t have to trim or square up a single half-square triangle! And no, it’s not too late to join in! Just $24.99 gets you all 12 monthly block patterns, plus access to subscriber-only email newsletter and private Facebook group, bonus patterns, and much more! (All three of the previous months’ block patterns will be available for you to download instantly upon purchase.) Join us! Click here to subscribe!

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The Perfect HST BOM includes:

• A new block pattern delivered to your email on the first Monday of each month in 2019—12 block patterns total
• Complete finishing instructions to make a 52″ x 62″ quilt
• Three free bonus patterns for extra HSTs
• Complete fabric requirements, including suggested Kona Solids colors (a limited number of fabric kits will be available at www.sewtopia.com)
• A BOM Program Guide, which includes the block release schedule, ways to prepare/get organized for the quilt-along, practice lessons in using the Perfect HST templates and accurately piecing completed HST units so you can get the hang of it before the BOM begins, tips for beginner success, and more
• Access to a closed Facebook group where you can ask questions, get advice, and connect with other quilters
• A monthly subscriber-only newsletter with tips and tricks, examples of completed blocks, etc.

(Please note that the Perfect HST Templates are NOT included with the BOM subscription. If you don’t already have the Perfect HST templates, you need to purchase them in order to make this quilt. Click here to purchase the templates, or to see how the templates work, click here.)

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